The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1887-11-05
WE GO A FISHING.
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ItONtWpeu from tUSf week.
Another day dawns upon us brigh
and fair. What beautiful weather W
have in autumn? 1t is of the fOu
seasons the only one of which we ma,
boast. Our winters are too cold ou
sprlngs-we have none; we leap from
winter INTO summer, and our summer
are too hot; but our autumns! they ar,
glorious. They last so long. the TEN.
perature is SO eQuable, and all natur,
puts Oh such lovely garb. Th,
grasses from green to brown and red
the woods i'll all the luxuriance of al
hundred shades from somber to gay
give lis a wealth of colors.
The corn Is cut, the manor full of game
| Inc pointer ranges, and the sportsman beat.
| In rustic lacket-lynX-like in his aim;
Full grows his bag. and wonderful his feats.'
lie fishes, too, and dabbles in thu
water, and if he is poet, sees il
nature, next to woman the greatest O.
all beauty.
| breakfast over we made run of some
five miles, and the cook was landed OIL
q pleasant, shaded, wooded spot, to
get up grand MONDAY feast. There
was fish galore, and tie ducks and
squirrels killed the day before were
turned into burgoO, which, when il
had received its final dash of cayenne
pepper, sent to the Ola tories most
appetizing Odor. The boys were ont
on the river fishing, and the cook hau
leisure 20 enjoy the preparations for
the meal. When, with the aid of the
stores on hand, aud the game and fish
he had prepared, he had ready a royal
feast, he raised his voice in Swiss
Warble that soon brought the stragglers
nome. This was par excellence the
meal OF the trip, and the party took
time TO enjoy it. / would not dare to
tate how much was eaten for that
timer. But all things have an end,
and at last even the boy could hold no
more, the dishes were washed and
packed away and we resumed our
journey down the river.
One OF the most amusing incidents
OF our cruise took place in the after
noon. The big boat had been stopped
Ill beautiful place, in order that its
occupants might fish, and Frank had
'een meeting with some success. On
he left mountain arose somewhat
steeply. All at once noise was heard
III the leaves some twenty yards from
the waters edge. Billy had the gun,
and, remembering Mr.. Riddles story
II the deer, was all alert. The othei
we're peering, too, to see what they
;ould see, but nothing could they dis
cover, only the rustling OF the leaves.
sits deer" whispered the boy.
Or BEAR sald Frank. Still til,
movement in the leaves. AT las,
Billy could stand it no longer lie
raised the gun, deliberately aimed at the
spot whence emaDated the noise and
fired, when such a squeal issued from
the mouth of pig which had been
roofing there, as has seldom been
ieard before. Billy's lace grew longer
md longer, whilst the laughter of the
others grew stronger and stronger.
From that time on to say deer, or
bear, or pig. TO grunt or to squeal,
wonid bring lowering cloud to our
Billy's brow. He was very tender
about it. until at last he got fighting
mad, and TO keep peace in the mess we
had TO desist from all allusions to ilIu-
sions. The cook had better luck tor he
caught, among others, what he thought
when he was playing him in the
water was the biggest fish, but which
proved to be, though a grand bass in
deed, halt inch shorter than the one
caught bv WIN and already described.
Will and Frank also had fair creels 10
report. In addition all three OF us had
caught by this time, with minnows,
specimens fifteen inches long of the
blue cat, and found them to be good
fighters.
We Went into camp, named after the
cook, no matter what, on an island;
A delightful place. Gravelly banks.
Plenty of wood. Pretty view up the
river. Light supper--too much din
Ier. Went to bed early.
The next morning found us deter
mined TO run down SO near to Arling-
ton that we could reach that place |
easily the following day. We had no |
we'll defined idea of where we were,
though we had figured out ''by dead /
that we should be about
Twelve miles from our destination.
After padding away for mile or two
we saw a man upon the bank and in.
Iuired how far it was by river to Ar
ington. He replied that it was thirty
niles, and when we expressed surprise
insisted that he knew. We haven't
made up our minds, "till yit," as old
suck Iilden used to say, whether tina,
elbow was born idiot or Herculean
We didn't believe
word he said, and yet our faces grew
Vondrous long, for we had timed our.
elves and we were not the men to fail.
Vii and had the fish box in tow, and
hough il was modelled like boat, and
loated very nicely tor a snort pull, il
eSah to assume the proportions of a
ca anchor. We proposed to the bows
leave II. This involved the slauYh-
er OF onr fish, but the sacrifice was soon
made, ana we left our lath ship, yer, ;
ar rival TO an American man of war,
tanding on its brOadest end, to fall a |
rey to any iOcum tenens who might
lscover ii. Released from the load
7e fairly put our back bones into the
adde's and away we went as merrily ,
oDblng along as one would care to do.
resently we passed another ma tive,
ccent on both syllables and the pro
ounced long. lie had kind OF wild t
xpresslon about the eyes as we ap-
reached him, but evidently thought 8
etter of disappearing in the under
rush, and upon inquiry told us that I
had run Il raft from the identical i
pot upon which he stood to Jerome, =
oh daylight to , O'Clock, p. m, and a
'turned home, on foot, the same T.
'ening. He evidently thought that q
us statement gave us the exact miles. a
irlongs, rods, yards feet and inches OF fl
lie distance, and, if not exact, it did ii
lsWer the purpose sufficiently well, Il
re concluded, at least, that we were h
'hGlenily near to our destination TO h
stify rs in seeking camp and taking a
ings easy, as we were not due At i,
until the next day. +
As we tloated along more leisurely a.
lite an event occurred-We saw a h
oman; yes, 4 woman, yeritable n
oman; young and very pretty tC
oman. Most Missouri politicians are II
mlliar with Major Die9el's story to },
e elect that the first tine he left home n
l. an extended stay at the capita, m
rs. iiegel very earnestly told him ol
At when he remained away from h,
me until calico dress looked to him fl,
e SILK he could be sure it was time w
! MN to return to the protecting a,
re OF his wife. Wei. we had been br
'ar from home, and even from the si
'it OF dimity, so long, that calico ST
'ked to us like silk, aud white sun m
met more radiant than Il chet. nc
'"t|eH OF the Paris boulevards, and W.
ms sweet piece OF femininity mount sh
iiKe 9oddess OF mythology upon err
bery and beautiful steed, flashed W,
ou2h the fringe Of trees that bor. e.,